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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
attired
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
bucketing
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
button-hole
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
CARD
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
chill
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
corner
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
cul-de-sac
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
darkest
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
desirable
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
door
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
doorway
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
doubt
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
down
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
dress-jacket
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
entry
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
faultless
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
figure
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
finicking
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
furl
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
further
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
Hall
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
howled
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
immaculately
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
JACK
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
JUDGMENT
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
King
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
leading
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
main
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
most
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
Music
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
narrow
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
night
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
north-wester
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
O
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
only
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
Orpheum
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
paused
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
picked
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
Pinto
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
rain
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
reached
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
rose
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
satisfied
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
side
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
sight
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
Silva
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
Stafford
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From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
stage
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
street
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
tiny
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
umbrella
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
up
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From this reading The rain was bucketing down and a chill north-wester howled up the narrow passage leading from the main street to the tiny entry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
way
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From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading But the outside, and the darkest corner of the _cul-de-sac_ whence the stage door of the Orpheum Music Hall was reached, satisfied Stafford King.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.
white
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From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pinto Silva, immaculately attired with a white rose in the button-hole of his faultless dress-jacket, had no doubt in his mind as to which was the most desirable side of the stage door.
wrong
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From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT--HIS CARD The wrong side of a stage door was the outside on a night such as this was.
